REDUCE & REUSE

Repair Cafe

Repair Cafés help reduce waste by fixing everyday items that might otherwise be thrown away. With some simple repairs, things like electrical goods, clothes, garden tools and bikes can be given a new lease of life — saving resources, energy and money.

Repair Cafés are also about sharing skills, learning together and bringing the community together to value what we already have.

The Crowborough Repair Café is part of Green Transition Crowborough, which promotes local, practical action for sustainability. You can explore our other initiatives too.

There are now over 2,200 Repair Cafés worldwide, with others nearby in Forest Row, Tunbridge Wells and Uckfield. You can find out more about the global movement at repaircafe.org.

    • Bring along one item that needs repairing

    • Repairs are free, with voluntary donations welcome to help cover costs such as materials and room hire

    • If time allows, additional items may be repaired

    • If you can carry it in, we’ll happily try to fix it

    Repairs focus on making items work again or extending their life — more intensive care than full restoration.

    While you wait, enjoy tea, coffee and homemade cake from our café.

  • The Repair Café is usually held on the first Saturday of the month,
    10am – 12.15pm, at Ashdown School (Junior Site), Herne Road, Crowborough.

    Parking is available on site (TN6 2NT).

    Please note:

    • Items should be reasonably clean

    • Dogs are not allowed on the premises

    • See our house rules for full details

  • We’re always looking for volunteers to help keep the Repair Café running and expand what we can fix.

    This includes:

    • Repairers (electricals, textiles, bikes, ceramics, jewellery, sharpening, and more)

    • Bakers and café helpers

    • General helpers to welcome visitors and organise repairs

    If you’d like to get involved, please get in touch we’d love to hear from you.

Sustainable Living in Crowborough

Sustainable Living in Crowborough’ (SLiC) is a friendly community group.

They share tips on Facebook about how to live more sustainably, learn about local services and exchange ideas on being environmentally friendly.

Contact SLIC